Training - Wednesday 9th May, 2018

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Anyone there who can give updates regarding Viney and Salem? 

Thanks

[Demons11 7,032]

what time is training?

[Demonland 72,447]

Ben Guthrie was there:

 

We cross to @BenGuthrie_ at @melbournefc training for the latest on Jack Viney's return from a footy injury.

Plus news on Tom Hawkins, Dan Hannebery, Buddy Franklin and more in Wednesday's #FootyFeed headlines. pic.twitter.com/JcN9cfTXg0

— AFL.com.au (@AFLcomau) May 9, 2018

 

[loges 6,767]

IMO someone as important as Viney will come straight into the side.

[loges 6,767]

1 minute ago, loges said:

IMO someone as important as Viney will come straight into the side.

WHOOPS, just read the club website. Still think its a mistake.

[forever demons 2,221]

web site says viney to play vfl ,thats the smartest thing they have done with him,missen needs a smack for letting come back to early last year

[forever demons 2,221]

14 minutes ago, loges said:

IMO someone as important as Viney will come straight into the side.

no

[loges 6,767]

3 minutes ago, forever demons said:

no

Obviously

[Earl Hood 6,086]

7 hours ago, DemonLad5 said:

Anyone there who can give updates regarding Viney and Salem? 

Thanks

Only saw the last 20 minutes of the firsts training. Salem was involved in various drills but still has a guard on his hand and was favouring the other hand when handling the ball but then I remember last year he had something wrong with one of his hands at training yet played that week. So maybe?

Viney was training with the seconds who kept training after the firsts left. Looks ready to rock and roll. 

didnt see Hogan or Lewis or the large stepladder that made a brief appearance last week! 

[Vagg 2,439]

19 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

 

didnt see Hogan or Lewis or the large stepladder that made a brief appearance last week! 

Will be a huge loss if the stepladder is not available this week.  No obvious replacement...!

[Dees_In_October 3,392]

22 minutes ago, Vagg said:

Will be a huge loss if the stepladder is not available this week.  No obvious replacement...!

Always good to have a stepladder around with Fritsch lurking!

[deespicable me 1,487]

Hunt trained with the seconds as well. Would assume the only change may be Salem in for Hunt.

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Just now, deespicable me said:

Hunt trained with the seconds as well. Would assume the only change may be Salem in for Hunt.

Good change.

Hunt has given us nothing.      Speed is useless if you cant use it to your advantage.

[Dockett 32 1,239]

6 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Good change.

Hunt has given us nothing.      Speed is useless if you cant use it to your advantage.

Far from giving up on him. In form and playing his best, definitely in the best 22.

Confident he’ll find his mojo.

 

[monoccular 17,443]

35 minutes ago, Dockett 32 said:

Far from giving up on him. In form and playing his best, definitely in the best 22.

Confident he’ll find his mojo.

 

As well as finding his mojo, he needs to find the ball and then find his teammates (or the goals) with said ball

{and, I agree his best is best 22}

Edited May 9, 2018 by monoccular

[Earl Hood 6,086]

51 minutes ago, deespicable me said:

Hunt trained with the seconds as well. Would assume the only change may be Salem in for Hunt.

Hmmm did Hunt train with the seconds? He was training with the ones and really berating himself for struggling with some one on one contested marking duels with Harmes/Melch/Neville. Later he was doing a drill with Stretch and a coach it seemed on body positioning to get a contested ball. This was after the firsts left. Not sure how to read it. He was really [censored] off with his efforts for the contested mark drills so he may have requested further advice from the coaches. Just an observation on my part. I got the impression we have a kid who really wants to be the best he can be and that is good news. 

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2 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Hmmm did Hunt train with the seconds? He was training with the ones and really berating himself for struggling with some one on one contested marking duels with Harmes/Melch/Neville. Later he was doing a drill with Stretch and a coach it seemed on body positioning to get a contested ball. This was after the firsts left. Not sure how to read it. He was really [censored] off with his efforts for the contested mark drills so he may have requested further advice from the coaches. Just an observation on my part. I got the impression we have a kid who really wants to be the best he can be and that is good news. 

Yeah, when I was there near the end he was training with Joel Smith who was beating him in one on ones. I think he is limited in the number of positions he can play, with run off half back being his main weapon. I just think they want to improve his defensive game so he isn't a one trick pony and although we might think he has gone backwards a bit his aim is to add more strings to his bow. It's a good way for him to develop by moving between the ones and twos and as you say his desire to improve is obvious to see so he doesn't drop his head when sent back. (that is if he is in fact dropped this week)

We have a fair depth at the moment. Van den Berg was working with Crossy, Mitch King and Kent were doing run throughs at a fair pace. The only one missing was McKenna. Everyone else (I think) is available and the seconds have plenty of AFL quality running around.

Plapp was doing a lot of work with the mids which was new for me to see. Very hands on and vocal. I think we are building quite nicely.

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9 hours ago, deespicable me said:

Yeah, when I was there near the end he was training with Joel Smith who was beating him in one on ones. I think he is limited in the number of positions he can play, with run off half back being his main weapon. I just think they want to improve his defensive game so he isn't a one trick pony and although we might think he has gone backwards a bit his aim is to add more strings to his bow. It's a good way for him to develop by moving between the ones and twos and as you say his desire to improve is obvious to see so he doesn't drop his head when sent back. (that is if he is in fact dropped this week)

We have a fair depth at the moment. Van den Berg was working with Crossy, Mitch King and Kent were doing run throughs at a fair pace. The only one missing was McKenna. Everyone else (I think) is available and the seconds have plenty of AFL quality running around.

Plapp was doing a lot of work with the mids which was new for me to see. Very hands on and vocal. I think we are building quite nicely.

This is grouse insight, thanks for sharing!

Sounds like 2 steps fwd, 1 step backward for Hunt.

Must be very frustrating for a young fella. Reminds me of my golf game at 16yo.